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The New York Yankees are playing better baseball lately, and their five-game winning streak has coincided with plenty of horsing around. The Bombers have a source of inspiration, albeit a pretty weird one.

Yahoo! Sports detailed the Yankees’ good-luck charm, a realistic latex horse head mask. According to the story, Yankees reliever Shawn Kelley picked up the mask on Amazon.

The wins followed.

The Yankees rolled to an 8-1 win on Monday night in Kansas City, and they’ve now won five in a row, and seven of their last 10. New York sits just 2 1/2 games back in the race for the second wild card, and they could still make a run at the American League East, if they can erase a six-game deficit.

“When I see those things, randomly in a crowd, it makes me laugh,” Kelley said. “So I figured I’ll do that, and it’ll make everyone laugh in the clubhouse.

So far, the equine has equaled success. Since Kelley acquired the horse head — which has been named “Seabiscuit” — the Yankees have gained two games in the wild card race and 3 1/2 games in the AL East. However, the Yankees still need a strong push down the home stretch if they don’t want to be put out to pasture when the playoffs roll around.